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Maurice Duruflé : the man and his music /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frazier, James E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2007.
Series:Eastman studies in music.
Subjects:
Duruflé, Maurice, > 1902-1986.
Organists > France > Biography.
Composers > France > Biography.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Duruflé's childhood and early education
  • Life at the cathedral choir school
  • Lessons with Charles Tournemire
  • Lessons with Louis Vierne
  • The conservatoire student
  • Duruflé's distinctions
  • The contested successions at Notre-Dame and Sainte Clotilde
  • Duruflé's performing career
  • The orchestral musician
  • The Poulenc organ concerto
  • Professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire
  • Marie-Madeleine Chevalier
  • Overview of Duruflé's compositions
  • Duruflé's compositions : their genesis and first performances
  • Duruflé's role in the plainsong revival
  • The Vichy commissions
  • The Requiem
  • The musical history of Saint Étienne-du-Mont
  • The organs at Saint Étienne-du-Mont
  • Duruflé as organist and teacher
  • Duruflé and organ design
  • The Church in transition
  • The North American tours
  • The man Duruflé.